Rosa 'The Fairy'
(Rose 'The Fairy')
Family - Rosaceae
Category - Rose
Hybrid Parents - Rosa 'Paul Crampel' x Rosa 'Lady Gay'
Origin - Bred in Britain
Discovered By - Bred at Bentall Roses
Year of Introduction - 1932
Season of Interest - Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H7
Height - 1m
Width - 1.2m
Location - The House Border
Description: A Polyantha rose with a dense rounded, bushy habit. Glossy mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets with toothed margins. Small, double rosette flowers are soft rose pink. The flowers are held in large clusters and produced in profusion from midsummer into late autumn. Excellent for use as cut flowers.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym - Rosa 'Feerie'
Flower:
Small, double, rosette-shaped flowers are soft rose pink and fade to a paler shade of pink with age. The flowers held in large clusters and produced in profusion from July into November. Repeat flowering. The flowers are followed by few, small orange hips. Unscented.
Flower colour: Pink
Flower shape: Double, rosette flowers in clusters
Flowering time: July, August, September, October, November
Foliage:
Glossy mid to dark green, pinnate leaves have Elliptic to oval leaflets with Dentate margins. The new growth is tinged red in spring. The leaves are Alternately arranged on prickly, arching stems.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Pinnate with elliptic to oval leaflets
Propagation:
Cuttings, grafting.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.